With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Pendergrass works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Pendergrass; the top destination outside it is Gainesville (13%, 12 miles). There are 226 jobs in Pendergrass; 987 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Pendergrass are A− for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Pendergrass, in brief
Pendergrass is a place people come home to
There are 226 jobs based in Pendergrass, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pendergrass has about 1,200 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Pendergrass workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 28 across Georgia. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 987 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Pendergrass’ Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pendergrass is better than 83% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.2%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pendergrass could be anywhere from B to A+.
Who commutes out of Pendergrass, and who commutes in
On a workday 981 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 220 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Pendergrass on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 34 minutes to work from Pendergrass
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pendergrass workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,451 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Georgia: 84% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The places Pendergrass commutes to
Where Pendergrass clocks in
13% of workers
9% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Making and building: 65% of jobs based in Pendergrass
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pendergrass, 2013 → 2023: 91 → 226. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pendergrass’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Pendergrass commutes
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Driving is how Pendergrass gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pendergrass is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Pendergrass near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,649 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.8% of Pendergrass households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pendergrass’ commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Pendergrass is 622nd of 5,921 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Berkeley Lake GA | 2,034 | $166K | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 130 | Fairplay GA | 1,881 | $120K | 1.6% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 210 | Isle of Hope GA | 2,053 | $105K | 1.4% | 1.3% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 620 | Washington Township IN | 2,571 | $84K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| 621 | Dover Township KS | 1,707 | $113K | 2.5% | 0.1% | 3% | A− |
| 622 | Pendergrass GA | 1,919 | $90K | 4.2% | 3.3% | 1% | A− |
| 623 | Clearwater MN | 2,225 | $91K | 6.5% | 2.1% | 5% | A− |
| 624 | Seabrook Island SC | 2,171 | $128K | 4.4% | 0.0% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Pendergrass, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
Next door to Pendergrass
The biggest share goes to Jefferson (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pendergrass workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendergrass | – | A− | D | 34 min | $90,341 |
| Jefferson | 9% | A | C | 34 min | $109,828 |
| Talmo | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Talmo: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pendergrass’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Pendergrass: questions
What is the median household income in Pendergrass?
$90,341 (±$17,924) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pendergrass?
4.2%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pendergrass?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pendergrass work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gainesville (13%, 12 mi), Jefferson (9%, 5 mi), Braselton (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pendergrass walkable?
Pendergrass is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pendergrass without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pendergrass, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pendergrass
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.